Star names join Barclays as it pushes into CLOs

Investors gain upper hand in doc negotiations

Invesco to convert Canadian bond fund into global credit strategy
The new Invesco Active Multi-Sector Credit Fund will have a global multi-sector approach

Oaktree raises new special situations fund while CIO warns of direct lending risk
Oaktree Capital Management has released its second quarter 2018 results in which the Los Angeles-based firm reported $2.4 billion of new capital commitments in the quarter

Sovereign investors' allocation to alternative credit increase rapidly, finds survey
Sovereign investors are increasing their exposure to CLOs, direct lending and bank loans, according to a 2018 Global Sovereign Asset Management Study published by Invesco this week

Capital Dynamics registers debut direct lending fund
Zug-based Capital Dynamics is looking to launch Capital Dynamics US Middle Market Credit Fund after establishing a private credit business over the last 12 months

Evolving strategy takes Norinchukin close to top spot in CLO investment
Over the years, Nochu has tweaked its cov-lite stipulations, and added mid market and European CLO exposure to its CLO investments. It’s now nearly the market’s biggest investor  

New rules encourage growth in blossoming risk sharing market
Significant risk transfer deals have generally been issued towards the end of the year – but the first quarter of 2018 has opened with a flurry of deals across primary and secondary markets

Past returns: Atlantic crossing
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported on Axa Investment Managers planning its debut US CLO with a view to becoming a global CLO manager. Today, US managers are prioritising the build-out of European CLO platforms

Aircraft lessors: gathering clouds lead to talk of turbulence
Aircraft leasing companies have been cruising over the past two years as passenger numbers grew, but rising interest rates and trade tariff concerns are making some bondholders nervous

Managers spot opportunity as leveraged loans soften
An abundance of US leveraged loan issuance helped soften secondary prices even though the overall market is highly bid. Meanwhile, investors’ preference for floating rate paper hit high yield

Points up front: BlueGreen OneTreeHill United - the CLO team
Inspired by Serhan Seçmen’s keynote address at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium in May, we’ve come up with a World XI of CLO managers

Points up front: BlueGreen OneTreeHill United, the CLO team
Inspired by Serhan Seçmen’s keynote address at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium in May, we’ve come up with a World XI of CLO managers.

Neuberger's Dyal acquires minority stake in HPS
Dyal Partners, a division of Neuberger Berman, has acquired a minority equity stake in global credit manager HPS Investment Partners

Alcentra appoints Rajguru as global chief investment officer as Hatfield retires
Alcentra has appointed Vijay Rajguru as global chief investment officer effective 2 July 2018, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed to Creditflux, following Paul Hatfield's decision to retire from the firm at the end of the year

Michigan pension fund looks to commit $80 million to debt funds
The $114 billion Michigan pension fund is looking to commit to two private debt funds managed by London-based Kreos Capital and New-York headquartered MidOcean Credit Partners

CLO b-wic line up: equity in Apollo euro deal with low funding costs goes on sale
European CLO equity is so often described as being the most illiquid part of the global CLO market, but the last few days there has been a significant amount of trading in this area.

CLO b-wic line up: European equity makes up 85% of today's market share
European CLO equity has found a sudden burst of liquidity, albeit in bite-size pieces

MJX ventures into Europe with risk retention-compliant US CLO
MJX Asset Management priced a new issue US CLO on Friday that is compliant with European risk retention rules

CLO b-wic lineup shows it’s never too late to trade 1.0 equity
Old legacy deals make a comeback today as €37 million and $12 million of 1.0 equity is up for grabs in two European deals - Eurocredit CDO VI and Oak Hill European II - and one US deal, Gale Force 3 CLO.

HSBC Global launches three Icav fixed income funds
The three fixed income funds will sit on HSBC's new Dublin-domiciled Icav platform aims to facilitate access to funds globally 

CLO b-wic line-up: control equity in Investcorp euro deal goes under the hammer again
An investor is looking to sell a control equity position in Investcorp Credit Management’s 2015 European deal, Harvest XI

CLO b-wic line-up: equity in 2.0 CLO with the lowest funding costs hits the market
It is set to be an eventful day for the secondary market as $264 million of US CLO b-wics and €35.9 million of European CLO b-wics are taking place

Highland launches CLO Ucits fund
Dallas-headquartered Highland Capital Management has launched a new Dublin-domiciled Ucits fund, which will focus on CLO debt